‘The Housewife’ Review: Naomi Watts Anchors a Watchable but Underpowered True Story of Hidden Nazism in Suburban Queens

The film The Housewife stars Naomi Watts as Hermine Ryan, an immigrant homemaker living in suburban Queens who harbors a secret past involving Nazism. The narrative follows the discovery of Ryan’s true identity as Hermine Braunsteiner, a historical figure whose background remains hidden from her neighbors and local authorities for a significant duration of the film.